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The New York Times - A Rare Injury, Except for Football’s Big Men

– October 18, 2012 /Press Release/ ––

While the biceps muscle is responsible for bending the elbow, the triceps muscle’s main job is to extend to make the elbow straight. "Biceps tear much more frequently," said Dr. Jonathan Glashow, an orthopedic surgeon and the co-chairman of sports medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "This is a flat, broad tendon — the force is spread over a bigger area. You don’t do abrupt things with your elbow unless you’re pushing someone or you fall on it." Learn More